Month: March 2018

14th March 2018adminComments Off on France is “feminist country” battling to put thought into action

A cultural shift must accompany government policies aimed at ending gender discrimination in France, the country’s minister for gender equality said. Plans by the French government are underway to tackle issues such as harassment and […]

Air France said on Tuesday it had rejected a demand by staff for a 6 percent wage increase and instead offered unions to compensate workers for any reduction in spending power since 2011, hoping to […]

Smovengo, the consortium now in charge of operating Vélib, said on Sunday that the entire service would be operational “this summer”. Smovengo has been receiving criticism for the delays in deployment and said that 376 stations were […]

More than half of Parisians (55%) are in favor of maintaining the pedestrianization of the banks of the right bank of the Seine, according to a survey released Thursday. A majority of respondents (58%) believe […]

10th March 2018adminComments Off on Smovengo fined another 1 millon euros for delay in deploying Vélib’ stations

Smovengo, the consortium which has been operating Vélib’ Paris since January 1st 2018 has received a fine of 1 million euros in March for major delays in deploying it’s stations across the city. Accumulating the […]

One of the many daunting challenges facing first-time parents is that of finding suitable day care for their offspring. There is so much to take into consideration regarding environmental, health, safety, educational and social aspects. […]

A 45-year-old woman filed a new rape case in France on Wednesday against Swiss academic Tariq Ramadan, the third against the Islamic studies professor, judicial sources said on Wednesday. The woman accused Ramadan of violent […]

BERLIN, March 8 (Reuters) – A German law requiring social media companies like Facebook and Twitter to quickly remove hate speech from their sites is set to be revised following criticism that too much online […]

8th March 2018adminComments Off on Macron seeks to replace Britain as India’s gateway to Europe

PARIS, March 8 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he wanted France to supplant Britain as New Delhi’s partner of choice in Europe, as he embarked on a four-day tour of India. […]